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  • 05-05-2017
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The sum of two numbers is 44. The larger number is 14 more than the smaller number what are the numbers?

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  • 05-05-2017
let b>a then:

b=a+14

and we are told that:

a+b=44, using b found above in this we get:

a+a+14=44

2a+14=44

2a=30

a=15, since b=a+14

b=29

So the numbers are 15 and 29
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